Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Inkscape vs. Draw

On 16 November 2010 14:35, Luc Novalès <luc.novales@cena.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am OOo, and now LO user.
>
> Le 15/11/2010 14:22, RGB ES a écrit :
>
> > 2010/11/15 Ian Lynch<ianrlynch@gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> > > The point is that for me Inkscape is more usable and if there was an
> > > option
> > > to replace Draw with it in LO/OOo I'd take that option. Clumsy
> > > non-multi-tasking dialogues are just one of many issues. I guess if a
> > > long
> > > time supporter of OOo like me is saying this many others would too, so
> > > rather than trying to justify Draw's shortcomings we need to work out how
> > > to
> > > prioritise improvements to Draw and learn from applications that do it
> > > better.
> > > --
> > > Ian
> > I use Draw only for simply diagrams, for complex stuff I use Inkscape
> > or (maybe, I'm starting the tests with it) karbon14.
> Draw and Inkscape  are not equivalent. To draw freely, I prefer Inkscape
> but in some cases I think Draw better to be integrated in an office suite :
>
>    - specific scale drawing (plans, technical drawing...)
>    - automatic dimension lines
>    - different export formats
>    - multi-slide possibility
>    - layers comportment (functional layer vs. position layer)
>    - separated display and print layers functions

Why not incorporate the best features of both products in one application?
This artificial separation of functions has no logic to it. Why would it be
a disadvantage to do specific scale drawings in Inkscape? Why would
automated dimension lines not be good in Inkscape? etc

As we lost layers in OOo 1.0 impress module (used for multi-languages
> presentation or different displayed and printed documents ), replacing Draw
> by another module should be damageable for LO usability.

No-one is saying do a straight replacement of Draw by Inkscape. The point is
that Inkscape has some very good features that would make Draw better
(probably Draw has some features that would be of benefit to Inkscape but we
are talking about making LO better not Inkscape). I see no reason why
improving Draw with some of Inkscapes



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